Frontlines – Fall 2018
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
Health care industry can do better at being green
A new study indicates that the health care industry lags behind other sectors regarding issues of environmental sustainability such as pollution, waste generation and disposal, and water use. Eileen McNeely, director of the Sustainability and Health Initiative for…
Businesses and health
Harvard researchers are trying to change how companies think about their impact on their communities, their customers, and our planet.
U.S. flight attendants at elevated risk of several forms of cancer
For immediate release: June 25, 2018 Boston, MA – U.S. flight attendants have a higher prevalence of several forms of cancer, including breast cancer, uterine cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, thyroid cancer, and cervical cancer, when compared with the general…
Front Lines - Spring 2018
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
What makes us truly happy and healthy?
Multi-year Harvard research collaboration with Aetna will assess well-being across numerous dimensions of health and wholeness For immediate release: April 3, 2018 Boston, MA – What does it mean to be well? Not just “not ill,” but really…
Survey reveals significant number of airline pilots report depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts
For immediate release: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Boston, MA – Hundreds of commercial airline pilots currently flying may be clinically depressed, according to an anonymous survey of nearly 1,850 pilots conducted by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Helping businesses do good for people and the planet
June 30, 2016—Companies working to reduce their negative impact on the environment often measure their progress by the size of their footprint. Researchers with the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health initiative SHINE (Sustainability and Health Initiative…
Exposure to common flame retardant chemicals may increase thyroid problems in women
For immediate release: Monday, May 23, 2016 Boston, MA — Women with elevated levels of common types of flame retardant chemicals in their blood may be at a higher risk for thyroid disease—and the risk may be significantly higher…
